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| swash [ swosh, swawsh ] |
noun (plural swash·es) |
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1. channel: a narrow channel through which tides flow
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2. sandbar: a sandbar that is washed over by waves
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3. splash: the motion or sound of the motion of water splashing or washing over something
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4.
Same as swashbuckler (sense 1)
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verb (past and past participle swashed, present participle swash·ing, 3rd person present singular swash·es) |
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1. intransitive verb wash over: to strike or move with a splashing sound
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2. transitive verb splash something: to throw a liquid at or on something, especially with a splashing sound
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3. intransitive verb strut: to move in a swaggering, pretentious way
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| [Early 16th century. Probably an imitation of the sound of splashing liquid or of a blow] |
